This is one of the weakest OT classes in recent years but it doesn't mean we can't find a quality tackle. Ryan Ramczyk won't participate due to recent surgery. Garrett Boles may break agility records for the position but will have to answer a lot of questions about his past. With that said I still think Alabama's Cam Robinson is the best tackle in this class. The hate has gone too far and the talk of him needing to move inside is overblown imo.
The next tier has a lot of intriguing talent. Antonio Garcia has the athleticism and length you want from a LT. He added nine pounds between the Senior Bowl and Combine but still needs more. He's expected to time well in the 40. Dion Dawkins and Taylor Moton are two of my favorite lineman in the class for their hard nose, blue collar play. I could see them at RT or RG. Justin Senior is a bit underrated and worth watching. No lineman probably has more intrigue though than Bucknell's Julie'n Davenport. Small school All American and two time captain but at 6'7" with 36 1/2" arms and nearly 11" hands, I'm sure teams can't wait to see how he tests. He had an uneven Senior Bowl but has a high ceiling. Among the top interior lineman are Forrest Lamp, Dan Feeney and Ethan Pocic. All three could go in the top two rounds with Lamp and Feeney possibly going in the first.
While OL may not be seen as deep, RB is as deep as it's been in a while. Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey are first round talents that will attract alot of airplay. Along with Cook, the diminutive Tarik Cohen, a former track star could challenge Chris Johnson's 40 record, but he's not the only legit challenger. Kareem Hunt has been rising. Matthew Dayes is a sleeper I like. But honestly I could go on and on. RB is very deep this year. You can easily get a starter on Day 3 from this class.
Coverage starts at 8 but first 40 is at 9.
Bolles would be a major departure for the Giants in at least one regard. Bolles will turn 25 in May. The Giants have mostly avoided over-age prospects for quite a while - since Aaron Ross, I think. Consider the #1 picks since then, and their ages on Draft Day:
Kenny Phillips 21Y 4M
Hakeem Nicks 21Y 3M
Jason Pierre-Paul 21Y 3M
Prince Amukamara 21Y 10M
David Wilson 20Y 10M
Justin Pugh 22Y 8M
Odell Beckham 21Y 6M
Ereck Flowers 21Y 0M
Eli Apple 20Y 9M
32 1/8" arms
10" hands
Smaller than I thought
Other DL:
Jonathan Allen: 6-2 5/8, 286
Taco Charlton: 6-5 5/8, 277
Big Lamp fan. Would rather have him.
He should claim a tweaked muscle and call it a day after that jump.
He should claim a tweaked muscle and call it a day after that jump.
Can you let us know who you are talking about?
Even at 240 thats an awful jump.
Eagles win the coin toss and will pick 14th in this year's NFL draft. Colts will pick 15th.
Eagles win the coin toss and will pick 14th in this year's NFL draft. Colts will pick 15th.
does that really surprise you?
Nice Brick!!
DeAngelo Henderson 4.48
Brian Hill 4.54
Kareem Hunt 4.66
Alvin Kamara 4.53
Christian McCaffrey 4.49
Might be facing this guy twice a year. He's projected to go right around the time our rivals 90 miles to our south are on the clock. And they do need RB help.
Dare Ugunbowale 4.65
Samaje Perine 4.66
Donnel Pumphrey 4.49
Devine Redding 4.78
Sam Rogers 4.93 FB
Rushel Shell 4.75
Freddie Stevenson 4.76 FB
Jahad Thomas 4.63
Jamaal Williams 4.60
Joe Williams 4.42
Stanley Williams 4.51
I could be wrong but the RB numbers over the last few years have been horrible. These times seem pretty good this year.
Watched a few of his games. Love the way he runs
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I think he is the pick if he gets to us. If not I Love Lamp.
Big Lamp fan. Would rather have him.
Lamp seems to be having himself a nice little combine showing. Hmmm...
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Can he play any DE?
I Hope he is the pick. Screams a Reese pick.
He does decent as a blocker. He's not great yet, but he was a WR just two years ago. So he still has work to do there. He has the frame to put on another 10-15 pounds. Plus insanely long arms which will help keep defenders off of him. Our very own Sy'56 said he's shown traits of being a dominant blocker. His upside is threw the roof. I think he can be a Jimmy Graham type receiver, but also an above average to good blocker.
I think he is worth our 1st rounder. We all know Reese doesn't value the position but would make an exception with a twitchy athlete like Njoku.
Dawkins has excellent upper body strength,and exceptional lower body strength.Dion is 6-4 and has very long arms.He could be a guard or tackle.
Dawkins is not getting a lot of publicity, but he had a superb combine.I would not be surprised if he is a low first round pick.